Brazer



Apfi T13 1926. 1,580,794

. H. W. SELTZER BRAZER Filed Dec. 22, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Apr. 13, 1926.

UNITED STATES HENRY W. SELTZER, SAWTELLE, CALIFORNIA.

IBRAZER.

Application filed December 22, 1921. Serial No. 524,181.

.'/o all fui/tom it may concer Be 1t known that I, HENRY W. Snurznn, a citizen of the United States, residing at .awtelle, in the county of Los Angeles and for brazing, and a purpose of my invention is the provision of abrazing apparatus of extremely simple, durable and eflicient construction which includes electrodes adapted to have direct contact with the metal to be v brazed s that when current is supplied to the electrodes the heat generated by the current passing from one electrode to the other is utilized to melt a brazing compound, so that when the latter cools the two pieces of metal will be rigidly and securely connected.

I will describe one form of brazing apparatus embodying mv invention` and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view showingin front eleva tion one form of brazing apparatus embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the blazing apparatus shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is fragmentary top plan view of the apparatus shown in the preceding ligures.

Fig. 4l' is a central vertical sectional view of the lower frame comprised in the apparatus. s

Fig. 5 is a central vertical sectional view of the upper frame.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the upper electrode carriage.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. G.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, my.

invention, 1n its present embodiment, comprises a lower frame designated generally at F and including a vertical wall having its upper edge formed with a horizontally disposed ledge 16 braced by webs 17. At the forward side of the wall 15 is a horizontally disposed partititon 18 formed with a sleeve 19 and having its outer edge provided with a vertically disposed lip 20. The lower edge of the lip 20 and thev wall 15 are provided with securing ears Q1 through which suitable fasteningl members are adapted to e:-: tend for rigidly securing the f'ame as a unit upon a suitable base (not shown).

As clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 1l, the frame F is provided at its forward side and at the upper edge of the wall 15 with tables or platforms 22, these platforms being designed to support the strips of metal 'to be brazed, and-adapted to co-act with clamp ing blocks 23 movably supported on screws Qithreade'dly fitted in sleeves 25 formed on the ends of brackets QG formed integral with the .table as `clearly shown in Fig. Ll. The upper ends of the screws ,24 are provided with wheels 2.7 by means of which the screwsl may be rotated to move the blocks into or out of clamping engagement with respect to the tablesv i2. As clearly shown invFig. 1 the tables 22 together with the bloeks'Q are arranged in spaced relation to each other but in the saine horizontal plane, the sleeve i9 being interposed between and beneath the tables and slidably receiving the shank 29 of a carriage for the lower electrode E. This carriage also includesfa socket 30 which is adapted to receive the electrode E and to be locked therein by means of aset screw c)1. The shank 29 is capable of being locked in any vertically adjusted position by means of a screw 32 (Fig. 1) threadedly fitted in the sleeve 19 and bearingagainst the shank in the manner shown.

The apparatus frame designated also includes an upper generally at F and iur cluding a hase plate S3 bolted or'otherwise` secured on-a liber block B sustainedk on ledge 16 in the manner clearly shown in F ig. 2.. Rising upwardly from the plate 23 is a standard 34 having a horizontally disposed extremity 35 bored to threadedly receive a screw 36. clearly shown in Fig. 5, the forward side of the standard 34 is provided with a sleeved extension 37 which slida'bly receives a shankBS formed in the part of a carriage for an upper Velectrode E. The

carriage also includes a socket 39 in which electrode E is adapted to 1oe locked by a set screw 40. The shank 38 is provided 'with a keyway 41 in which slides a key 42 formed on the end` of a screw-threaded shank 43 mounted in the sleeve 37 and adapted to be locked in proper position by means of a nut` CII 44. By this arrangement it will be seen that rotation of the shank and consequently the electrode E is prevented, while at the same time the shank is free to move vertically within the sleeve.

For normally urging theY cnariiage upwardly so that the electrode E will normally occupy a spaced position with respect to the electrode E, a coiled expansible spring 45 surrounds the shank 88 atv a pointvb'etween the sleeve 37 andan annular, collar 45 secured to the upper end of the shank by means of a screw 4A headv 48 isro.- tatably fitted in the upper en d of the shank 8S an is connected to the lower end Vof the screw 3G so that rotation of the screw can be effected' withouty rotating the shank. rlhe screw is adapted to be'rotated by means of a crank 49 and by virtue of the threaded connection of the sleeve with the portion 35, it will be clear that vertical adjustment of the carriage and consequently theV electrode E can be readily effected.

in the operation of the apparatus, current is adapted to be supplied tothe electrodes E and E through a transformer designated atv T with the terminals of the secondary' connected lto the screws 32 and 43, all as shown semi-diagrammatieally in Figs. 1 andv 2. The strips of metal to be brazed are indicated at M. and M', and l vare securely clamped on the tables 22j by mea-nsy of the blocks Q3 so that their confronting ends are secured ijn spaced felation to eachother andV in contacting relation with lrespect to the lower electrode E, Eyl

manipulation of the. vcrank 4 9,v the upper electrode E can hemoved j contacting rel-ation with the ends of the two strips of metal MA andM so that whencurrent is supplied to the electrodes, the heat thus generated will be conducted? to the confronting ends of the metal strips. and` a brazing compound interposed therebetween. thusrendering the latter fluid. llt willbe unt erstood that whenV the brazing com-V pound CoolsL and,tlnishardensit will effect the rigidi andA secure',connecting of the ends of thev twostrips, thereby completing Vthe braylng n'ccess.

Fromy the foregoing operation it will be clear that. the apparatus set forthinvolves a method of electrically brazing two pieces of metal which consists substantially in arranging a pair of electrodes iny contacting relation to and at opposite sides of pieces of metal whereby, when current is supplied to the electrodes the heatgcnerated bythe current traversing the electrodes will be conveyed to the pieces of metal for renas shown in Fig.

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dering a brazing compound interposed therebetween fluid.

Although l have herein shown and described only one form of brazing apparatusembodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departingV from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A brazing apparatus comprising a lower frame and anV upper frame insulated from the lower frame, a carriage adjustably mounted on the lower frame, an electrode sustained on the carriage, clai'nps on opposite sides of the carriage and'sustained on the lower frame, a second carriage adjustable on the upper frame and including a shank, means for locking the shank against rotation, means for normally urging the shank upwardly on the frame, a socket on the. lower end of the shank, an electrode removably sustained in saidl socket, and manually operable means carried by the upper frame and engageable withtlie shank for effecting longitudinal adjustment thereof against the action of said urging means.

2. A brazing apparatus comprisingl a lower frame and an upper frame insulated from the lower frame, sleeve formed in the lower frame, a shank adjustaloly` supported in the sleeve, a socket formed on one end of the shank, an electrode removably secured in said socket, an extension formed on the upper frame, a sleeve formed on the upper frameA below said extension, a shank slidably fitted in the sleeve and having a groove formed therein, a key carriedV by the sleeve and engaging wit-hin said groove for preventing rotation of the shank, a socket formed on the lower end of the shank, a second electrode removably secured within said socket, a colla-r lined tothe upper end of the shank, a spring surroundingthe shank between said sleeve and collar for normally urging the shank upwardly, a screw threadedly engaging said. extension and rotatably associated with said:` shank, and a crank mounted on the screw for rotating the latter.

3. A blazing apparatus comprising aligned carriages supported for longitudinal adjustment andhaving their confronting ends formed4 with electrode receiving' sockets, and means for lockingthe carriages against rotational movement.

In testimony whereof have signed my name te this specilication.

HENRY W. SELTZER.

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